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Vancouver Lisp Users Group meeting for March 2009 - Haskell for Lisp Programmers

Monday, February 23, 2009

Haskell is a polymorphically statically typed, lazy, purely functional language based on the lambda calculus. As such, it shares some things in common with some dialects of Lisp but differs in other regards. Our March lispvan speaker will present an introduction to Haskell geared towards Lisp programmers. If you want to read up about Haskell before the meeting, a good starting point is the Haskell Wiki.



Here's the "official" meeting notice:

Topic: Haskell for Lisp Programmers
Presenter: Erik Charlebois
Date: Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Time: 7pm - 10pm (or whenever)
Venue: The Hackery, 304 Victoria Dr (entrance off Franklin), Vancouver (see map)
Summary: Haskell is a lazy, pure, statically-typed functional programming language enjoying a lot of attention these days. Its strict approach to side effects is seen as one of the viable approaches to making parallel programming tractable.

Erik will talk about the core differences between Haskell and Lisp, the actions the Haskell community is taking to manage this growth, and some neat applications of the language already in the wild.

• Differences between Haskell and Lisp
  • Syntax
  • Static typing
  • Side effects with monads
• The Haskell Platform
  • Build, Package, Distribute
  • Community
• Haskell Dog and Pony Show